To remove Shuangpin from the list of available input methods under Chinese Language pet with fcitx-420:
1. edit the file /root/.config/fcitx/profile
2. find the line that starts with "EnabledIMList=..." (around line 17)
and change the parameter after shuangpin from ":True" to ":False", e.g.
from ==> EnabledIMList=XXXXX,shuangpin:True,XXXXX
to ==> EnabledIMList=XXXXX,shuangpin:False,XXXXX
3. save the file and restart X server, or reboot
4. similarly, you can turn on/off any other input methods from the selection list by changing the parameter True/False right after the name of a particular input method

I have uploaded 12 new Chinese Language pets to the public sharing folders. Please see the first posting of this subject for the download addresses.
The names of these pets are:
4 of these pets are for Akita Linux beta 15, developed by sc0ttman in the UK and released on July 7, 2013. Key focus is to support old computers.
Key features are:
kernel 2.6.25.16, wary 5.1.x compatible
based on Puppy 4.2.0 version
jwm manager with many others in the Akita download site
no office, no cups (available in download site)
no web browser in iso (many available in download site)
media player vlc and vlc-gtk
many good console apps: elinks, doc2txt, mocp, mc,

I have just uploaded 2 updated documentation pdf files to the public sharing folders:
a. 32bit.ChineseLanguagePetsBriefing_简介中文包簡介.2013Aug26
b. 32bit_中文包更改纪录_change_log_更改紀錄.2013Aug26
Please see the first posting of this subject for the download addresses.

Key changes from 3992:
kernel 3.9.9 non-PAE
used latest woof and latest update ubuntu raring
non-US keyboard layout bug has been fixed
Gnumeric updated to the latest.
Ffconvert, Pmusic and Pburn updated.
new menu pRun by Radky.
Several scripts has been fixed according to findings in Slacko development. Most of those fixes are from SFR.
New network item for nfs sharing...Nfs mounter. Created by mikeb

Key features:
based on Precise Puppy 5.5.0
can use Ubuntu Precise packages
desktop looks like a mac
includes all applications from Precise Puppy plus Firefox 21
window managers: Enlightenment E17 and jwm
EFL libraries version 1.7.5 and E17 version 17.0 compiled from source.

I have created 4 new Chinese Language pets for Macpup 550 and their names are:
Known issues:
These Chinese Language pets work on full install only and might not work on a frugal install.
I cannot tell whether the frugal install issue comes from macpup 550 or my computer because I cannot save on a frugal install on my computer. However I cannot see any discussions on the frugal install problems on the Macpup 550 discussion forum so far.

Also updated are the pdf documentation files to include macpup 550:
a. 32bit.ChineseLanguagePetsBriefing_简介中文包簡介.2013Oct15
b. 32bit_中文包更改纪录_change_log_更改紀錄.2013Oct15

Please see the first posting of this subject for download addresses for these new files.

simplicity is a puppy linux derivative developed by the Simplicity linux Team lead by David Purse.

A new version 1310 was released on Oct 17, 2013. It was based on Raring Puppy 3.9.9.1 developed by Pemasu and uses the LXDE desktop. It has 4 versions: Obsidian, Netbook, Desktop and Media (Media 1310 is coming)

1. Obsidian is a bare bone version. You have network manager and a few tools to help you set up the system.
2. Netbook comes with more software but most things are cloud based to ensure a quick system on a netbook.
3. Desktop is a full blown distribution and has VLC, Skype, LibreOffice.
4. Media aims at a PC in a lounge or bedroom. It replaced the normal desktop with XBMC (a media player shell) to handle media files

The 2 pdf documentation files （available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese) in the public folder had also been updated to include simplicity 1310.
The latest shared universal half-Chinese Language pets: fcitx-420-en-zh-7.2.2.pet and SCIM-147-en-zh-7.2.2.pet can handle simplicity 1310 already.

Known issue:
a. simplicicty 1310 (Obsidian and Desktop) has a shutdown bug. The system cannot shutdown nor restart X directly. To restart X for the Chinese Language pets to work, you need to:
i. enter the GUI command for "restart X" as usual: Settings/Shutdown/restart X
ii. open a terminal, type "reboot" and hit "return" button.

lxpup is a puppy linux derivative developed by Jejy69 using the LXDE desktop. Already released versions included: 14, 13.01 and 13.04. Chinese Language pets were done for them and released on 10th and 12th Oct 2013.

Recently, PeeBee recreated an updated descendent of Jejy69’s LxPup13.01 -- lxpup 13.10 which was released on 12 Oct 2013.

The 2 pdf documentation files （available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese) in the public folder had also been updated to include lxpup 13.10.
The latest shared universal half-Chinese Language pets: fcitx-420-en-zh-7.2.2.pet and SCIM-147-en-zh-7.2.2.pet can handle lxpup 13.10 already.

many thanks icake for your efforts on the Chinese/half-Chinese language packs. The slacko-5.5-zh-ensm-6.1.1.6 package was successful and allowed me to view Chinese in my LibreOffice 4.0 writer as well. There have been no problems with it. My puppy is the Slacko-5.5XL._________________ .

I also tried to install scim-googlepinyin in SCIM but I had some problems compiling so I can't use it in SCIM either.

Any ideas how to make any of these options work? I like the way Google pinyin writes chinese characteres as I don't have to use vowels. For example just write nh for nihao (你好). Or maybe there is other way to do it with SCIM?

When you were having problems running fcitx, did you run the slacko 5.5 fcitx pets or did you install fcitx onto the SCIM pet?
If you were running slacko 5.5 fcitx pets, which one were your using:
the latest Chinese Language pets for slacko 5.5 are,
slacko-5.5-zhhk-fx-7.0.1.pet for Traditional Chinese
slacko-5.5-zhcn-fx-7.0.1.pet for Simplified Chinese

If you want to add SCIM google-pinyin, my suggestion is to find an SCIM google-pinyin pet or debian deb from the web and apply them directly.

Up to now, I have not been successful in compiling fcitx nor SCIM from source myself so I am unable to provide any positive comments about this approach.

I have made 8 (4 for each) Chinese Language pets for X-precise-2.2 and X-slacko-1.1. They are now available for download from the public sharing folders. Please see the first posting of this subject for download addresses.
The names of these pets are:
The 2 pdf documentation files for the Chinese Language pets in the public sharing folder have also been updated to include X-precise-2.2 and X-slacko-1.1

I have also tested the latest universal half-Chinese Language pets and they can handle both X-precise-2.2 and X-slacko-1.1

yosi666, if I understand you correctly, you want to add googlepinyin to SCIM. This is what I did:

a. downloaded a scim-googlepinyin debian deb file
b. undebed the deb to get all the files inside
c. merged these deb files into the SCIM-147-zh-en-7.3.0.pet files
d. created a new pet SCIM-147-zh-en-7.3.0.g.pet

I have tested this .g.pet on slacko-5.5 and when SCIM is on, googlepinyin is one of the choices available under Simplified Chinese. Because I am not an experienced user of googlepinyin, I just know that it is available and working, but cannot tell if everything is fine.

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